Access and Equity in Healthcare

The timely use of healthcare services to achieve optimal health outcomes, encompassing availability, accessibility, affordability, acceptability, and quality.

Existence of healthcare services in the community.

Ease of reaching healthcare services.

Financial capacity to use healthcare services.

Cultural and social appropriateness of services.

Effectiveness, safety, and patient-centeredness of healthcare services.

Creating equal opportunities for health and reducing health differences to the lowest possible level.

Absence of avoidable differences in the benefits available to people, regardless of social, economic, demographic, or geographic factors.

Differences in health and health outcomes among groups of people.

A strong correlation exists between a country's income level and its population's life expectancy. Higher income generally correlates with a longer lifespan, and lower incomes with a shorter lifespan.

Ensuring all people can access needed health services without financial hardship, focusing on quality and equity.

Health services available to everyone, regardless of ability to pay.

Adequate, effective health services to improve overall health.

Avoiding financial hardship caused by health expenses.

Actions by governments to improve UHC, like reforms and funding.

Involving local communities in health improvement efforts.

Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare systems.

Changes in how healthcare is funded to improve access.

Removing obstacles to health access based on cultural factors or discrimination.

Ensuring all people can access essential quality health services without financial hardship.

Basic health services crucial for good health outcomes. Examples include prevention, treatment and care.

Methods of funding healthcare, encompassing pooled funds (state) and user fees.

Part of healthcare costs covered by service users, not the state.

Health expenses that financially strain users or households.

Funding from the state (taxes), for healthcare services.

Waste reduction in health systems to improve quality and service provision.

Factors outside healthcare that influence health and access to healthcare, such as education and income.

Framework for delivering health services encompassing resources, personnel, financing and other factors.

Methods for funding healthcare, such as taxes, user fees and other sources.

Uses private providers but payment comes from a government-run insurance program. Everyone pays in; this model provides universal insurance.

Healthcare access is determined by income. The rich get care, the poor often don't.

Funds collected through taxes (income) are allocated to healthcare, more effective if many are employed formally.

Taxes on health-harming products raise funds and improve public health.

Government-run health system funded by employee/employer contributions, offering guaranteed coverage.

Contract between an individual and a company where the individual pays a premium to share risk.

Insurance companies pay for treatment exceeding the premium level.

Evaluating the likelihood of illness to determine premium levels.

The amount paid for insurance coverage, based on risk.

Direct payments by individuals to healthcare providers.

High OOP spending exceeding a household's capacity to pay.

National fund financing health services, mandatory for all.

Required health insurance for all residents in Bahrain.

Government spending on healthcare.

Expenses borne directly by individuals.

Ensuring all people access essential healthcare.